Death & Dying
Quatrain 309
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
When Khayyam quittance at Death's hand receives,
And sheds his outworn life, as trees their leaves,
Full gladly will he sift this world away,
Ere dustmen sift his ashes in their sieves.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 309.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/308/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 309.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/308/.
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